Clamp for wire fences.



'- H. W; GAINES.

' CLAMP FOR WIRE FENCES.

APPLICATION FILED EPT, 14, 1912.

1,073,228. Patented Sept. 16,1913.

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HENRY W. Gaines, or rowrme GREEN, KENTUCKY.

CBAMP' FOR WIRE FENCES.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,:Hmvnx W. GAINES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bowling Green, in the county of Warren and Stateof' Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Clamps, for Wire Fences, of which the fol-.

lowingis a specification, reference being.

had therein to-the accompanying drawing.

Thls invention relates to clamping devices and has special reference to a device for clamping. the wires of a wire fence so that the fence may be stretched as is co mon in erecting such fences.

The principal object of the invention is to improve and simplify the. general construction Ofdevices of this character;

A. second object of the invention is to provide a novel form of gripping mea'nsfo'r use in connection with such a clamp.

lVith the above and other objects in vieW, this invention consists in general of novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and: Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the clamp applied to a fence. Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the draft means removed. Fig. 3 is a face view of the inside of one of the clamping members. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section showing the manner in which the fence wire is engaged. Fig, 5 is a view of one of the draft hooks. Fig. 6 is a cross section of the binding nut carried by the upper ends of the clamps.

In carrying out the objects of this invention there is provided a pair of clamp members 20 and 21 which are preferably constructed of wood, and these members have their upper ends beveled as at 22. The member'20 has its lower end provided with an angle plate 23which has an opening 24 therein, while the member 21 has its lower end provided with a plate 25 which has an angularly disposed extremity 26 adapted to pass through the opening 24. On the mem ber 20 are spaced U-shaped bands 27 having outwardly turned extremities 28 on the legs, and these extremities are inclined as can readily be seen by reference to Fig. 2. The member 21 is provided with similar U- shaped bands 29, the legs whereof have offset extremities 30 provided with diagonal Specification of Letters'P-at'ent.

,ap ncamn fiiea September 14, 191.2. Serial No. 720,369.

Patented Sept. 15,1913.

faces 31 which engage over the extremities 28 when the parts are locked in position. On the member 20 at its upper end is provided a cap 32 wherefrom extends a bolt 33,. the bolt being at rightangles to the beveled face 22 of said member. Upon the member 21 at its upper end issecured an angle plate 34 having a slotted extremity arranged to engage the bolt 33. Mounted on the bolt 33 is a nut 34 which is provided withlateral-extensions 35. This nut fits in an opening 36 formed in a plate 3'? having upturned handle ends 38. On the inner face of each member is one or more crimping wires 39, while the opposed member is providedwith suitable grooves 40 so that when thetwo members are together, the crimping wires on one will register with the grooves on the other. These crimping wires have their extremities turned in and" embedded .as at 41.

The draft rigging consists of a draft bar or spacer bar 42 under which are attached draft chains 43 meeting in the ring 44. These chains are prolonged at the opposite extremities and connect by means of rings 45 with the rectangular hooks 46 adapted to engage the clamp. The fence is indicated at 47, and it will be seen by reference to the figures that the members 20 and 21 lie on opposite sides of the line wires of the fence. Now when these members are thus positioned and the bands and other portions of the separate members engaged, the handles 38 may be grasped and the nut rotated so as to force the member 22 downward and in the direction of the member 23, this action being caused by the peculiar disposition of the engaging parts. Thus the wires may be clamped, and heavy draft may be applied thereto without any chance of these wires slipping.

There has thus been provided a simple and efiicient device of the character described, and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. In a device of the kind described, a pair of clamping members, Ushaped straps carried by one of said members, provided with outwardly turned inclined extremities, other U-shaped straps carried by the remaining member provided with lateral extremities having inclined faces, the inclined faces of one member engaging the outwardly turned ends of the other, an inclined bolt carriedby one of saidmembers, an inclined plate carried by the other member through which said bolt passes, and a nut on said bolt.

2. In a device of the kind described, a pair of clamping members, U-shaped straps carried by one of said members provided with outwardly turned inclined extremities, other U-shaped straps carried by the remaining member provided with lateral extremities having inclined faces, the inclined faces of one member engaging the outwardly turned ends of the other, an inclined bolt; carried by one of said members, aninclined plate carried by the other member through which said bolt passes, a foot plate carried Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing other U-shaped straps carried by the remaining member. provided with lateral extremities having inclined faces, the inclined faces of one member engaging the outwardly turned ends of the other, an inclined bolt carried by one of said members, a nut positioned upon one of said members, an inclined plate carried by the other member through which saidibolt passes, a foot plate carried by one of said members andextending be neath the other andprovided with an opening adjacent its end, aninclined plate carried by the other member having an extremity arranged to pass throughsaid opening, lateral extensions on said nut, a plate having an opening therein to receive said nutand having said lateral extensions sesaid plate. y

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY w. dismiss.

"Witnesses i O. A. Row, W. R. SPEoK.

the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). 0.

cured thereto, and upturned handles on 

